Shoe polisher of inker.



PATENI ED FEB. 17, 1903.

J. JOHNSON SHOE POLISHEE 0R INKEE.

APPLICATIQN FILED MAR. 22, 1902.

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JAMES JOHNSON, OF VAVERLY, IOWA.

SHOE POLISHER OR INKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,930, dated February 1'7, 1903.

Application filed March 22, 1902. Serial No. 99,436. (No model.)

To LLZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMEs JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vvaverly, in the county of Bremer and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Polishers or Inkers; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

My invention relates to shoe polishers or inkers; and it is my object to provide an article whereby liquid or other form of blacking may be applied to the sole of a shoe without coming in contact with the shoeupper.

A further object is to provide a stopper for the bottle containing the fluid.

Other objects and-advantages will hereinafter he made fully apparent, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in whichv Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device in use as a polisher or inker. Fig. 2 is'a side elevation of the same, showing its use as a stopper for a bottle, the position of the bottle being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the housing as seen, from the dotted line at a; in Fig. 4, also showing the swab and a portion of the swabhandle in section. Fig. at is a front elevation of my device complete.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the stem portion of my device. Attached to the lower end of the stem 1 is a swab or brush 2, adapted to take up and retain a certain amount of liquid, the said swab being secured to the stem by means of a wire 3 or otherwise.

Located upon the stem 1 at a suitable distance above the swab is a stopper 4:, of cork or any suitable material, so that when the liquid is not being used the bottle may be tightly corked and put away for future use. shown in Fig. 2, the swab 2 does not enter the bottle to any great depth, and when such a quantity of liquid has been used as to necessitate the tilting or shaking of the bottle in order to bring the fluid in contact with the swab the stopper prevents the fluid escaping from the bottle.

As best ries a spring 8, one arm of which rests against the upper end of the stem 1 and the other against the wall of the housing, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. By this means the housing or shield 5 is normallyheld in the position shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4:.

In operation the stem 1, carrying the swab 2, is inserted into a bottle or receptacle containing liquid blacking, when after the swab has become thoroughly saturated with the liquid it is removed from the bottle. The spring 8, bearing against the upper end of the stem 1, forces the swab into-the end 6 of the housing or shield, the said end being so. constructed that it will cover the major portion of the swab. It will now be seen that by placing one of the feather-edges 9 of the end 6 upon the upper edge ofthe sole 10 of a shoe the blanking may be applied thereto without coming in contact-with the upper or body portion of the shoe, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Although I have .shown and described a particular form of shield and swab, I do not desire to be confined to this construction,'th'e essential points being to provide a shield or housing that will partially encompass the swab, thereby leaving only a small portion of the same exposed. I

It will be understood that the swab 2 may be formed of felt or other suitable absorbent material.

While I have herein described and illustrated the preferred combination and construction of parts deemed necessary in carrying out my invention, 1 wish to comprehend and the manner of using the same, further reference to the details is deemed unnecessary.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A swab formed of an absorbent material and having a suitable stem; a housing adapted to fit over said swab and having a handle; means to pivotally connect said stem and handle whereby the swab may be moved out of or into said housing; a spring adapted to normally hold the swab within the housing as set forth.

2. A swab having a stem and a housing having a handle said handle and stem being pivotally united, said housing being semicircular in cross-section and open upon one side JAMES JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN W. SELBIG, FRANK A. WYNHOFF. 

